Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program

USDA

The Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant Program provides grants to specialty crop producers and processors, other select producers, meat and other processors, distributors, and farmers markets to respond to coronavirus, including for measures to protect workers against novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID–19)….

So You Want to Start a Meat Plant? A short primer on what you need to know

Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

A short description of essential considerations for starting a meat processing plant. Considerations include regulations, financials, feasibility, and business planning….

James Beard Foundation’s Response to COVID-19

James Beard Foundation

JBF is currently offering virtual events and programming, which includes the Open for Good industry resource hub, ongoing webinar series, and a redesigned Taste America, which was converted from a national event series into a virtual event….

Neighbor Loaves

WSU Bread Lab

Regional small grain value chains link local farmers, regional mills, and artisan bakers to consumers looking to support local food systems. Through the rise in popularity of artisan baking and craft brewing, the sector has enjoyed significant growth in the past decade. Identifying as ‘non-commodity’, these value chains prioritize diversified and regionalized markets, high quality grains, long term relationships between stakeholders, fair pricing, and skilled labor. The result is fresh, stone-milled specialty grain products…

Native Agricultural Business, Conservation, and Infrastructure COVID-19 Updates

Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative

Webinar update from the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative on Tribal food and agriculture programmatic opportunities and flexibilities amid COVID-19 related to business, conservation, and infrastructure….

Navigating COVID-19 Relief for Farmers

Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative

This guide was created to as a resource to navigate the challenging circumstances sparked by COVID-19. Assistance from federal and state programs can make a difference for farmers in this crisis. Download the resource for an outline of current relief programs related to COVID-19 and how they apply to farmers….

Community Wellness Project–Neighbor Loaves

WSU Bread Lab

Farm to School neighbor loaves program website….

COVID-19 and Local Food: Challenges and Opportunities

James Beard Foundation

Despite challenges like shuttered farmers’ markets and restaurants, a shortage of meat processors, and the scramble to move sales online, food producers selling into local and regional markets have demonstrated real resilience during COVID-19. In this panel, we’ll explore how the pandemic has affected regional food systems in different areas around the country and what that means for the future….

Processor and Supply Chain Resources

Center for Environmental Farming Systems

The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) is compiling resources related to COVID-19 for processors and supply chain partners. If you have suggestions for additional resources to be added, please email janie_hynson@ncsu.edu Find CEFS’ COVID-19 portal: cefs.ncsu.edu/covid-19…

Neighbor Loaves Website

WSU Bread Lab

Website from Artisan Grain Collaborative, which highlights and explains their introduction of “Neighbor Loaves”, an initiative to secure the local grain chain during the pandemic….

Florida Seasonal Crop COVID Impact Assessment

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture NASDA Foundation

The Florida Seasonal Crop COVID-19 Impact Assessment was assembled utilizing phone interviews with growers on April 15, 2020. It must be noted that markets as well as selling and purchase strategies change rapidly, almost daily, for most crop sectors with the current conditions of the market. Fluctuations for some of the projected figures could be expected….

New Meat Plant Office Hours: Financing Focus

Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

Watch our informal bi-weekly office hours where we take questions from the audience of folks wanting to start new meat processing facilities. Our special guest for this call was Ted LeBow of Kitchen Table Consultants, an expert in food & farm business planning and financing. He has helped his clients raise over $70 million dollars in capital over the years. In this hour we discuss: -Feasibility studies and business plans -Grant options -Attracting equity…

Food Industry Recommended Protocols When Employee/Customer Tests Positive for COVID- 19

NGA Foundation

This resource provides links to tools and protocols for when an employee test positive for the Coronavirus. This resources helps food production facilities, distributors and wholesalers manage and stay consistent with their approaches to such situations….

Food Safety and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

NGA Foundation

Frequently asked questions and answers regarding the food supply chain, import/export regulations, and worker/consumer safety regarding positive test results, and social distancing, and other precautions….

Playbook for Joint Timely Response Protocol for COVID-19 Outbreak in Food Processing Establishments

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture NASDA Foundation

The purpose of this plan is to establish the coordination and response efforts of the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Oregon OSHA), and Oregon Health Authority (OHA) when one or more cases of COVID-19 are identified in a food processing facility. This coordinated response will help to mitigate and slow the spread of COVID-19 and when it’s possible, ensure that these facilities can continue to operate while protecting…

Audience: Food Processor

Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program

USDA

So You Want to Start a Meat Plant? A short primer on what you need to know

Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

James Beard Foundation’s Response to COVID-19

James Beard Foundation

Neighbor Loaves

WSU Bread Lab

Native Agricultural Business, Conservation, and Infrastructure COVID-19 Updates

Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative

Navigating COVID-19 Relief for Farmers

Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative

Community Wellness Project–Neighbor Loaves

WSU Bread Lab

COVID-19 and Local Food: Challenges and Opportunities

James Beard Foundation

Processor and Supply Chain Resources

Center for Environmental Farming Systems

Neighbor Loaves Website

WSU Bread Lab

Florida Seasonal Crop COVID Impact Assessment

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture NASDA Foundation

New Meat Plant Office Hours: Financing Focus

Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

Food Industry Recommended Protocols When Employee/Customer Tests Positive for COVID- 19

NGA Foundation

Food Safety and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

NGA Foundation

Playbook for Joint Timely Response Protocol for COVID-19 Outbreak in Food Processing Establishments

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture NASDA Foundation

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